Daily Presidential Tracking Poll -Obama

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15 (see trends). Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters now give the President poor marks for handling the economy.That’s the highest negative rating yet recorded. Seventy-percent (70%) of Republicans give the President poor marks in this area along with 54% of unaffiliated voters. Overall, just 36% voters say he’s doing a good or an excellent job on economic matters. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Democrats hold that view. When it comes to national security matters, 39% say he’s doing a good or an excellent job while 38% say poor. Thirty-one percent (31%) give the government good or excellent marks for its response to the Christmas Day bombing attempt. The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15 (see trends).

Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters now give the President poor marks for handling the economy.That’s the highest negative rating yet recorded. Seventy-percent (70%) of Republicans give the President poor marks in this area along with 54% of unaffiliated voters.

Overall, just 36% voters say he’s doing a good or an excellent job on economic matters. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Democrats hold that view.

When it comes to national security matters, 39% say he’s doing a good or an excellent job while 38% say poor. Thirty-one percent (31%) give the government good or excellent marks for its response to the Christmas Day bombing attempt.

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.

Overall, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove. To get a sense of longer-term trends, check out our month-by-month review of the President’s numbers. A commentary by Michael Barone argues that supporters of the President are driven by style while Tea Party Protesters are motivated by substance.

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Daily Presidential Tracking Poll -Obama

It's almost over. The history-making, record-breaking, media driven, polarizing, seemingly endless campaign for 44th President of the United States will end in a matter of days. The Democratic and Republican candidates are set, save for a final round of stumping. Barring the unforeseen, the next leader of the free world will be Barack Obama, a Rational Mastermind, or John McCain, an Artisan Promoter. Artisan or Rational? The countdown continues.

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I'm withdrawing my name from the 2008 Presidential race. I hate flying, riding in buses, and working. It would be worse if I were elected. And the field is too crowded! I'm staying involved in the race. I've decided to give important advice to the candidates. The first thing a candidate needs is a slogan like Ikes "I will go to Korea!"

In a matter of a couple of weeks as President Obama's personal and political popularity begin to drop, Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska: Mitt Romney tests the waters; and two formerly considered strong contenders are out of the race. The 2012 GOP Presidential Race has begun even if no one has made a commitment.

To those of you who are mesmerized by the stentorian tones of Barack (can't say his middle name because it's "insensitive") Obama I have a question. What has he EVER done that qualifies him to be president of the United States? Admittedly, he looks good, and sounds good. But then so does Katie Couric.

National election polls are a great gauge of voter impressions but too much emphasis is placed on them. The horse race between candidates in any given campaign can leave voters looking at numbers instead of policy. As a result, candidates also focus in on the numbers instead of the issues.